I soaked my black beans at night then cooked them in the slow cooker the next day. If it is easier for you to buy canned black beans make sure you rinse them thoroughly. Chop beets and purple sweet potato and place in a dutch oven along with 1 tablespoon olive oil to roast for about 15 minutes. Add olive oil to a pan and saute the red onion and garlic. Add black beans to a bowl along with the roasted beets and sweet potato. Mash them together and add the toasted onions and garlic. Add the hemp seeds and nutritional yeast and then make into patties. Add grape seed oil to a skillet and cook on low until black bean patties are brown on each side. Place on a plate and allow to cool so the patties will then hold together.

Vegetable Stir Fry

Ingredients

2 cups chopped broccoli

3 garlic cloves chopped

1 small red onion chopped

2 cups kale chopped

1 cup shittake mushrooms chopped

Add olive oil to a saute pan and turn stove on medium heat. Add vegetables and begin to saute then slowly turn down the heat and allow vegetables to cook until you like the texture.

This is a great vegetarian dish to start the new year with. Full of antioxidant nutrients, the beets and the greens will provide iron, vitamin C, folate, magnesium and fiber.